HMT Dunera in 1940 - Australian Troops in World War Two

AWM image 303219. 1940. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE BRITISH TROOPSHIP MV DUNERA II WHICH TRANSPORTED AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND TROOPS TO THE MIDDLE EAST AS PART OF CONVOYS US.1 AND US.2 IN 1940-01 AND 1940-04 RESPECTIVELY. IN 1942-01 SHE WAS ESCORTED BY RAN UNITS WHEN BRINGING REINFORCEMENTS TO BATAVIA. SHE ACHIEVED A MEASURE OF FAME FOR TRANSPORTING FROM BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA A GROUP OF GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN INTERNEES IN 1940-09, MANY OF WHOM WENT ON TO ACHIEVE PROMINENCE IN AUSTRALIAN LIFE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)